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Beginner Paragliding Course

16. Dezember 2020 |

from 20.03. to 27.03.2021
from 10.04. to 17.04.2021

An Olympic Wings exclusive beginner paragliding course
for all who wish to learn how to fly

This course of fundamental training and education in paragliding is aimed at new pilots, low airtime pilots and complete beginners.

While receiving an introduction to this captivating air sport, you will acquire the necessary base of knowledge and skill to becoming a paragliding pilot.

Paragliding is a forever evolving sport of free flight that takes place in nature and the sky.
More and many happy people around the world now enjoy flying as a beloved activity.

To explore and fully discover it’s many fascinating experiences it is absolutely necessary to follow a training program.

Specified structure of learning and practice is crucial to your safety as much to your fast and successful progress as a pilot.

The course is organized and offered by
Olympic Wings Paragliding School & Center
– with constant and complete operation as a paragliding professional –
worldwide recognized since 1995
for paragliding holidays & tours, beginner & performance courses, special seminars
and tandem paragliding flights.

Course itinerary

Beginner paragliding pilot first high flights Olympic Wings

Theory lessons in

Equipment
Preparation for flying
Aerodynamics
Meteorology and micro meteorology
Risk analysis and dangerous situations

Practical lessons in

How to prepare the glider
Equipment and weather check
Ground control
Take-off
Flying
Controlled landings
Different approaches for landing
Flights with and without turns, maneuvers
Steering and breaking the glider

Olympic Wings paragliding equipment is modern following the latest technical designs and materials, continuously checked and EN certified for paragliding.
Our students train with a complete beginner set of reliable flying equipment!

Location:

Olympus with its highest peak Mytikas – 2.918 m – is the highest mountain range in Greece and the famous home of the Greek Gods. It is located directly next to the Aegean Sea with its long coast lines and sandy beaches.
Our flying area – with more than 15 take off’s – covers the three mountains Pieria, Olympus and Kissavos that form a longer range parallel to the sea separated by impressive valleys.
These mountains protect our area throughout the year from strong meteorological winds so developing their own local wind systems which we use for flying.
The many different flying sites offer particularly great training experience as they present for pilots each their own diverse flying conditions.